Twelve persons, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Purohit, were arrested for carrying out a blast at Malegaon, a predominantly Muslim town in north Maharashtra, on September 29, 2008, killing six persons and injuring 100 others.

The accused have been booked under stringent MCOCA, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and IPC.

Following a Supreme Court order, a special court has been constituted to exclusively hear the case.

Sadhvi is also an accused in the case related to the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Sunil Joshi in Madhya Pradesh.